Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Tech Jam Awards

First, we collected nominations for the 2016 Vermont Tech Jam awards — 78 of them, to be exact. Then our judges winnowed the field to five finalists in each of four categories. A public voting round that drew nearly 900 votes determined the winners. On Friday, October 21, we presented the awards at the Vermont Tech Jam.

An English major who learned to write code, Simon is currently the lone web developer at Vermont Public Radio, where she has earned national recognition. She has participated in meetups for Burlington Python and Vermont Code Camp, and is committed to boosting diversity in the tech community.

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VCET brings together entrepreneurs, job talent, Vermont college systems and capital to enable the state’s transition to the digital economy. VCET has an unwavering commitment to growing Vermont’s technology-driven economy.

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Developed at the University of Vermont Medical Center by longtime Burlington health professionals, this company saves the lives of children around the world using software to allow minimally trained health care workers to rapidly and correctly diagnose 16 different life-threatening health conditions.